Psychology - A.A. (TTP)

The Associate of Arts in Psychology is a two-year program for students planning to continue their education to earn a bachelor’s degree in the field of psychology. Professional careers in the field of psychology typically require a master’s degree or a doctoral degree, depending on the career path one is pursuing. However, with an A.A. degree in psychology, one can often find a job in the following areas: crisis intervention, counselor’s aide or assistant, case work, and mentoring. An A.A. degree is often used as a stepping stone to a Bachelor’s degree. For example, with that degree, one could pursue work as a case manager, career counselor, rehabilitation specialist, or psychiatric technician.

Transfer Options
The Tennessee Transfer Pathway (TTP) degree is designed to create a smooth transition to all public universities offering a Baccalaureate degree in this major by guaranteeing the transferability of all courses. For transfer to other four-year institutions, contact an advisor at the senior institution. Note: There are to be no course substitutions in this program.

All students graduating with a degree from VSCC are required to take the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile (ETSP). More information can be found at http://www.volstate.edu/Testing/Services.php.

General Education Requirements - Credits (41)

History Credits: (6)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (Must include at least one Literature Course) Credits: (9)
Social/Behavioral Sciences Credits: (6)

BIOL 1010 - ^Introduction to Biology Credits: (4) and
BIOL 1020 - ^Diversity of Life Credits: (4)
OR
BIOL 1110 - ^General Biology I Credits: (4) and
BIOL 1120 - ^General Biology II Credits: (4)
ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
MATH 1130 - ^College Algebra Credits: (3) or higher
COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)

Area of Emphasis Requirements - Credits (19)

Foreign Language (One year sequence in a single language) Credits: (6)
University Parallel Elective Credits: (1)

PSYC 1030 - ^Introduction to Psychology Credits: (3)
MATH 1530 - ^Introductory Statistics Credits: (3)

Psychology Electives

Choose two of the following Psychology courses:

PSYC 2110 - Psychology of Adjustment Credits: (3)
PSYC 2120 - ^Social Psychology Credits: (3)
PSYC 2130 - ^Lifespan Development Psychology Credits: (3)

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (60)

Computer Literacy Requirement

See http://www.volstate.edu/ComputerLiteracy/ for computer literacy requirements

Career and Salary Information

The following is a list of some of the career choices that may be obtained upon completion of this program. Please visit the following website www.onetonline.org or speak to an advisor for additional career opportunities, salary information and education requirements. Salaries are not guaranteed.

Career	Median Level Salary with Bachelor Degree	Experienced Level with Master’s or Ph.D
Industrial/Organizational Psychologist	$87,100	$184,520
Clinical, Counseling, School Psychologist	$63,150	$102,220
Psychology Teacher-Post secondary	$62,380	$102,520
Marriage and Family Therapist	$34,100	$49,510
Mental Health Counselor	$37,760	$59,360
Psychiatric Technician	$23,830	$30,710
Rehabilitation Counselor	$19,910	$38,120

Recommended Schedule

This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule. See your advisor to create a degree plan.

DegreeWorks, along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning. Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the DegreeWorks audit, which is accessible through My Volstate.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credits (15)

Humanities and/or Fine Arts (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)

ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
PSYC 1030 - ^Introduction to Psychology Credits: (3)
COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)

First Year - Spring Semester - Credits (15)

History (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)

ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
MATH 1130 - ^College Algebra Credits: (3) or higher

Second Year - Fall Semester - Credits (16)

Foreign Language (One year sequence in a single language) Credits: (3)
History (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
Psychology Electives (Choose from list above) Credits: (3)

BIOL 1010 - ^Introduction to Biology Credits: (4)
MATH 1530 - ^Introductory Statistics Credits: (3)

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credits (14)

Foreign Language (One year sequence in a single language) Credits: (3)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (Literature - See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
Psychology Electives (Choose from list above) Credits: (3)
University Parallel Elective (Any non-asterisk course) Credits: (1)

BIOL 1020 - ^Diversity of Life Credits: (4)